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Category Archives: Alchemical work
Bombers ii
I spent a little time figuring out compositional structure for the piece, coming up with this cleaner and more balanced version. I like it – there’s a simplicity to it that I’m enjoying. I thought a good subtitle or alternative … Continue reading
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Bombers i
Here’s the sketch for the next big painting. Bombers is the name of an obscure David Bowie song I happened to listen to this morning that seems entirely appropriate as a title for this piece. Lyrics are here if you would like … Continue reading
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Fama finished Redux iii
I didn’t publish a picture of the complete Fama including the golden highlights.
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The Golden Bowl viii
Perhaps the painting needs a little explanation and clarification. The trinity is expressed in three figures: the monad by the central bowl carrying girl; the dyad by the young woman with the rod; the triad by the young man with … Continue reading
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Fama Finished Redux ii
I added some golden highlights into the hair of the man, and touched the edge of the bowl with the same. It makes the illusion that the setting sun is catching the edge of the hair and lighting it up. … Continue reading
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Fama Finished Redux
I picked up Fama from Rich’s home this morning, where it had been tucked away after a show last month when I was unable to pick it up myself. Once I got to the studio I put it on an … Continue reading
Posted in Fama, Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
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The Golden Bowl iv
Here’s the drawing with the fifth figure added to the right side. There’s still some tweaking to be done: in particular I’m not thrilled with the figure on the left. I gave him a book, but it doesn’t really work, … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl iii
I spent an hour or so fixing the figure that I didn’t like and tweaking the composition a bit. The structure of the painting is based on the five pointed pentagram, like the star on American Air Force planes, military … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl ii
I spent a pleasant hour or two drawing a couple more figures onto the sketch for the Golden Bowl painting. I’m pretty happy that the painting will go the way I want it to; it’s a bit smaller and the … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl
I started drawing The Golden Bowl painting directly onto the canvas which is not my usual practice, but I’m impatient to make stuff! I’m quite excited about the piece. It’s unusually small compared to the rest of my work, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, oil painting, pythagoras, rosicrucian
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